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BEN HAMED: THE CHILDREN OF FATE. By SYLVANUS COBB, Jr. Street& Smith's Sea ant Shore Series, No.8. rice, 25 Cents. | ORD ate eo a WHAT THE PRESS SAY OF IT. “Ben Hamed” is an Oriental romance by Sylvanus Cobb. which the delightful stories of the ‘Arabian N rontetwitadt their feskn iain, eifects. Indeed, ourold friend Haroun Al Raschid figures prominently ir this work. and is closely identified with the hero and heroine—the devoted Assad and the fair Morgiana. It is a romance of pure love, with an in- genious and cleverly sustained plot.—Grand Rapids Democrat, Aug, 3. “Ben Hamed” is the title of an Oriental romance not wulike the stories 0 ae jet ite piiekeat! ee ee * Seca of pure love, A number of intel characters combine wit é hero and heroine in the solution of l plot.—Harrisburg Patriot, July 23. dh Street & Smith of New York have published ‘Ben Hamed; or, The Chil- dren of Fate,” by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., which is No. 8 of the 8EA AND SHORE BERIES. This book is an Oriental romance, which recalls the “Arabian _ Nights,” without their supernatural effects. The plot is ingenious and well sustained, and brings out a romance of pure love ina charming manner.— —San Francisco Morning Call, July 21. “Ben Hamed” is an Oriental romance by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., published in paper by Street & Smith, New York city. Itisclever in the way that all of obb’s stories are clever.—IJndianapolis News, July 20. “Ben Hamed is a capital story, progressive in action, interesting from the opening line, and with a charming love romance, on which are strung many remarkable incidents.—Acion Star, July 21. A capital story of Eastern life, which must have been suggested by a perusal of the ‘Arabian Nights,” is Sylvanus Cobb’s Oriental narrative of ‘Ben Hamed; or, The Children of Fate.” Itis admirably told, fullof in- terest, and cannot fail to charm all who begin its perusal. — Montana Sun, Sept. 22. Street & Smith, of the NEw YORK WEEKLY, have published “Ben Hamed: or, The Children of Fate,” by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. This is an Oriental romance, accentuated by avery strong and ingenious plot.—Si, Paul Pioneer Press, July 21. Street & Smith, New York, publish in paper covers “Ben Hamed,” an Oriental romance, by Sylvanus Cobb, which recalls the delightful stories of the “Arabian Nights,”’, without their supernatural effects.” — Cincinnati Enquirer. “Ben Hamed,” an Oriental romance, by Sylvanus Cobb, is published by Street & Smith, New York. It is one of Cobb’s characteristic romances, Haroun Al Raschid being a prominent figure. There is nothing strained or unnatural in “Ben Hamed,” it recalling the stories of the ‘Arabian Nights,” their supernatural effects.—Minneapolis Ispune, July 21, Eomicbooks (E(@)